The European Commission is granting SEK 30 million to Evelina Vågesjö, researcher at Uppsala University and CEO of Ilya Pharma, for further development of an innovative new technique for treating acute and chronic wounds. Ilya Pharma was started by Evelina Vågesjö and Professor Mia Phillipson.

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has decided to extend Professor Mia Phillipson's Wallenberg Academy Fellow grant at Uppsala University. The fellowship amounts to SEK 1.750 million per annum, during five years.

MCB Grants

Announcement of start up research grants

Release date: 2017-09-01

The department of Medical Cell Biology (MCB) announces availability of one or several one-year research grants for young investigators (up to 7 years after PhD dissertation). The grants are 400,000 SEK each and can be used only for research at the MCB. It is required that the applicants have joined the MCB within the last 12 months from the grant announcement release date, or are about to join the MCB. Prior to joining the MCB the applicants must have completed a post-doc period (>1 year) outside Uppsala University and preferably outside of Sweden. The applicants should have external financing of their own salaries for an upcoming period of at least one year after Oct 1, 2017. The grant will be issued in 6-month periods for which the applicant needs to show that financial support for own salary exists. The grants can be used for stipends, laboratory costs and equipment, but not own salary. Applications must include a short research program (up to 4 pages) and a CV, and should be sent to nils.welsh@mcb.uu.se not later than Oct 1, 2017.